Psychology

Every day you have upwards of 60,000 thoughts running through your head and most of them are happening outside of your conscious awareness. Many of the thoughts you have today are in fact the same ones you had yesterday and…

Do you feel anxious attending social events, meeting new people or giving presentations? Most of us feel a little nervous in new situations but for people who experience a social anxiety disorder, that anxiety can be debilitating and can get…

Have you ever been accused of being a control freak? Maybe you pride yourself on your meticulous attention to detail and methodical approach to tasks. It’s a term we use to describe people who like things done a certain way,…

At the start of a new year, we all become very focused on setting new goals and changing old behaviours. Usually we find that after the initial burst of enthusiasm and determined resolutions, making those changes stick is harder than…

Are you an over-thinker? Of course all of us are thinking all the time. Our minds are producing upwards of 60,000 thoughts every day because it is our minds’ job to produce thoughts. Thinking itself is not the problem. Rather,…

Meditation has long since dropped its reputation as a weird hippy past-time and firmly established its place in the mainstream as a foundation for optimal physical and mental health. There is research demonstrating that the benefits of mindfulness meditation include,…

I'm in the business of helping people to be happier and for all the theories and strategies I've learned to help people do that, often it's the simple things that can make the biggest difference. For example, the Serenity Prayer suggests that we…

If you’re like most women, you’ve probably been on a diet at some point in your life. In fact, you've probably been on several. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics National Health Survey in 2011-12, 15% of women over…

Achieving goals is as much a mental battle as a physical one. You need a clear, compelling goal; the willpower to follow through with action; and an unshakeable belief in your own ability to achieve your goals. This is where…

Have you ever sat down to work on an important project and had the sudden overwhelming urge to tidy the pantry or re-organise your sock drawer? It could be a work project, assignment or mundane admin task that you keep…